Cass County Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Atlantic, IA
Cass County Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 131 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (42 such births). That is below the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 131Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 470Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Cass County Memorial Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1501 East Tenth Street
Atlantic, IA 50022
Cass County
Call (712) 243-3250 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Cass County Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 470 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Cass County Memorial Hospital has the 14th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Cass County Memorial Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Atlantic
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtue Medical Center | Harlan | 24 | 8% | 94 | Yes |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston | 39 | 26% | 146 | Yes |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs | 45 | 29% | 761 | Yes |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 45 | 29% | 403 | Yes |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home | Carroll | 46 | 13% | 400 | Yes |
| Shenandoah Medical Center | Shenandoah | 50 | – | 69 | – |
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